Mayor Hickenlooper and Governor Owens teamed up yesterday to lead the charge to pass Referendums C and D, according to the Rocky Mountain News [August 27, 2005, "Owens, Hickenlooper lead rally for Refs C, D"]. From the article, "Owens and Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper were the featured speakers at a kickoff rally for the Denver Yes on C&D campaign, which will be headed by former state Republican Party Chairman Don Bain, former state Sen. Penfield Tate and Denver City Councilwoman Carol Boigon. Hickenlooper said that he, like Owens, is a fiscal conservative and a supporter of the Taxpayer's Bill of Rights, which requires a popular vote on tax increases."
Mike Littwin is patting the guv on the back for supporting Referendum C [Rocky Mountain News, August 27, 2005, "Littwin: Owens is doing the right thing backing Ref C"]. Littwin writes, "Imagine, Democrats standing alongside Republicans. Business standing next to - not on top of - labor. I was waiting for a sighting of a Nebraska fan with a CU fan. Anything was possible."
Money quote from the opinion piece, "'I'm still going to have one of the most conservative sets of spending limits and one of the most conservative tax rates in the country - if we pass this,' Owens says."
Mt. Virtus: "Following the lead of the El Paso and Larimer County Republican Party organizations, my own Jefferson County Republican Party has taken a significant stand in opposition to Referenda C and D. Congrats to my JeffCo GOP, under the able leadership of Chair Renee Nelson, for passing the following resolution."
Category: Denver November 2005 Election
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